Dozens charged in spam, scam crackdown

Law enforcement agencies quietly make arrests or file charges for crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other scams.
The New York Times

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Keep up the good work!

Keep up the good work everybody! Just make sure that you got the right people! Good Luck to all and God Bless your efforts.

My Answer to the Identity Theft Problem

One of the major sources of identity theft is unsolicited credit card mailings. The ultimate junk mail. Mail Monitor, a junk mail tracking company, reported 5.23 billion credit card offers in 2004. The FTC provided confirmation of the problem in early 2005, reporting ID theft right at the top of consumer complaints.

According to the U.S. Postal Service, junk mail was up 12% in 2004 over 1999. This results from crackdowns by the feds on e-mail spam and from the telemarketing do-not-call list. Knowing the junk mail industry as I do (former broker of mailing list names), that means you can expect even more credit card mailings in the future.

There is an answer. Pass federal legislation giving consumers 100% control over their name and personal data. Let them opt-in, rather than having to opt-out, of receiving junk mail. While eliminating identity theft, we can also force the junk mailers to share in the sale of our names and private information, amounting to over $4 billion each year.

Bold, original, even outrageous&but a workable plan.

Jack E. Dunning
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